Merry Holidays

Coming towards the end of the year, my clinics were still full and my calls were coming thick and fast. I wished that I had more time off but that will come after the new year.

After finishing a review on a patient earlier, I decided to just take a few minutes off to reflect and have a cup of coffee. The house was stripped for the renovations and the boys were keeping themselves occupied at home. Things were kind of hectic at the moment.

Still I was grateful for 2016 for it had given me plenty. Hopefully the next couple of days could afford me with some rest as I would be on call again on Tuesday ....

Start of a Long Weekend

It was rare for me to not be on call during a long holiday weekend and I was looking forward to some time spent at home doing basically not much ...

But I had to start on a post-call day though, with the boys dragging me out for groceries - read junk food - shopping. I decided to let Anita take care of that while I took some time at a cafe having a quiet cup of coffee. It went smoothly and I managed to have a quiet night after that followed by a leisurely breakfast on Sunday morning.

The weather wasn't exactly inspiringI couldn't really remember what I did on the Sunday but it mainly involved taking a rest followed by watching football later that evening. Come Monday, we decided to spend some time at Jump Street - a trampoline park in PJ - followed by a nice lunch.

All in all, I managed to spend some time at home with the boys followed by some rest.

Of course we had a swim regardless of the weatherI will be working through Xmas and the New Year I was afraid, only taking a few day break on the second week of January. Best to enjoy the time off while I can.

A Nice Stay

I was pleasantly surprised with the weekend stay in JB. The hotel - a Double Tree - certainly maintained their standard when it came to rooms and food. The breakfast spread in had there on the couple of mornings were better than expected.

From my window

And the main surprise I had was the staffing. They were all Malaysian as far as I could tell, from the receptionist, waiters, room service and parking operator. Close to Singapore where most of the skilled workers in this sector would have gone to, it was refreshing to see this.

The meeting was within the same hotel block and my lecture was only a lift-ride away. The room was also comfortable although it was mainly for work, and I had quiet night on the couple of evenings there. Combination of need for rest and laziness sorted that one out.

Expressushi No More

Our favourite little sushi joint has moved on. They were no longer at Great Eastern Mall. The branch was now about 5 minutes away at a condominium complex. One of Anita's friend lives at the condo and last month, Anita and Idlan went to have a quick meal there.

Yesterday, while we were at the GE Mall where Irfan had his tooth filling done, we stopped by to see what was going on with the old venue.

It had now been renovated and taken over by a sundae shop called Squeeze Me Baby! Idlan was curious. We should've had a sample but he stood in awe instead and then left. No squeezing there...

Sleep Over

It was the weekend before Ramadhan, right in the middle of the school holiday period. Syahril's son was asked what he wanted to do that weekend. And the answer was to chill at our apartment. Great stuff.

Anita cooked her gorgeous soto ayam and we basically just relaxed and eat the whole day. We then ended the afternoon at the swimming pool.

Syahril did not stay overnight though, but that didn't mean that the night finished early. The boys were still running around the apartment at close to midnight.

Not content with that, by the time I left home at around 8 the next morning, everybody was already up, waiting for breakfast. They were still running around playing games and all by the time Syahril came to pick them up at around 4pm. The boys definitely enjoyed it ....